In this easy dinner, store-bought pesto works as both a simple marinade for the chicken and a finishing sauce. Grilling peaches caramelizes their natural sugars and adds a smoky flavor, turning them into a delicious side.

When corn and tomatoes are ripe, let them shine in simple preparations like this refreshing, time-saving dinner, in which the salmon is poached in the same thyme- and garlic-infused water that the corn is boiled in.

Ripe summer corn is so delicious, so fresh, and so full of flavor, you can enjoy it raw. Filled with black beans, avocado, and raw corn marinated in bright lime juice along with jalapeño, cilantro, and toasted nuts and seeds, these hearty tacos make an easy to cook, easy to eat weeknight dinner.

When summer is at its height and the peaches are so ripe that you can smell their sweet aroma just by walking by, it's time for this bright salad—a fun twist on the traditional caprese salad of mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil.

For the best play between sweet, hot, and salty ingredients, look for spiky arugula, labeled "rocket" or "rucola," at the farmers' market. It's much more peppery and sturdy than what you’ll find at the supermarket.

A simple Buffalo-style hot sauce delivers a big punch of flavor to these addictive grilled wings. Brush a little sauce on the wings at the end of grilling for caramelized flavor, then toss them in more sauce before serving for full spicy saturation.

For this dessert recipe, the dough for fregolotta, an Italian cookie, is broken up into small pieces, then baked. And you may end up with some extra. Save it in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days. It’s great over ice cream and Nutella.

Simmered in olive oil with plenty of garlic, yellow summer squash and zucchini practically melt into a buttery sauce. Toss the vegetables with pasta and plenty of Parmesan, and dinner’s done in minutes.

Pomegranate seeds look stunning sprinkled simply over the top of this pavlova. Their vibrant color really lifts the dessert, and the way they burst in your mouth complements the chewy meringue beautifully.

Marinate chicken, eggplant, tomatoes, and red onion in the same richly spiced coconut milk, then thread them onto separate sticks for optimal cooking—no more rubbery chicken because you were waiting for the onions to soften.

This classic French dish is summer dining at its finest: no utensils required, and it pairs very well with chilled rosé. Of course, you can serve your aioli with any vegetables or seafood you like—consider this a good starting point.

This recipe is going to instruct you to remove the backbone of the fish from inside the cavity—no small task but well worth it. You can also just tie two whole fillets of salmon together (skin side facing out) if you’d like.

Progression of a tomato sandwich: On buttered bread with salt; on bread with mayo and cheddar; seasoned and grilled with cheddar and mayo. They’re all pretty perfect, the advanced version will blow you away.

This wonderfully moist almond cake easily goes gluten-free if desired. The cake comes together quickly in the food processor, with some apricots puréed and some folded into the batter, which infuses the whole cake with apricot flavor.

Spa water—aka water infused with cucumber and mint—gets a bit of natural sweetness from ripe honeydew melon. The salt in the drink helps with rehydration, while lime juice and club soda balance it out.

Sliders are simple, but perfecting them is a bit of an art. It’s all about getting the three main components—the sauce, the filling and the bread—in the right ratio. We’ve got the sauce and filling covered, so all you need to do is get some fresh bread.

The joy of this simple dessert is that it is even better at room temperature, so you can make it in advance with ease. Think of it as a thick fruit pancake cooked effortlessly in the oven while you do other things.